Cooking oil delivery system and method
First Claim
1. A method of delivering cooking oil, the method comprising:
- providing a delivery vehicle;
carrying a transportation container by the delivery vehicle;
locating a storage container external to the delivery vehicle;
placing a conduit in fluid connection between the transportation container and the storage container, the conduit having a flexible portion therealong;
providing a pump in fluid connection with the conduit;
operating the pump by pumping the cooking oil from the transportation container to the storage container through the conduit;
providing a pressure sensor downstream the pump and in communication with the conduit, wherein the pressure sensor is located at the delivery vehicle;
operating the pressure sensor for monitoring pressure in the storage container through the fluid connection of the conduit therewith;
processing a signal from the pressure sensor determining a pressure level in the storage container; and
controlling operation of the pump for limiting the pressure level to a preselected value.
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Abstract
A delivery system includes a transportation container for cooking oil carried by a delivery vehicle for filling a storage container located at a restaurant. A flexible conduit is temporarily connected between the transportation container and the storage container. The oil is pumped from the transportation container to the storage container. A pressure sensor, carried by the vehicle downstream the pump, monitors pressure in the storage container. A processor operates with the pressure sensor for determining a pressure level in the storage container and controls delivery of the oil for limiting a pressure level to a preselected value. The system waits a period of time and tests the pressure to allow the pressure in the storage container to equalize so that pressure in the conduit at the vehicle is the same as pressure in the storage container. The pressure level is used to establish the amount of cooking oil delivered.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of delivering cooking oil, the method comprising:
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providing a delivery vehicle; carrying a transportation container by the delivery vehicle; locating a storage container external to the delivery vehicle; placing a conduit in fluid connection between the transportation container and the storage container, the conduit having a flexible portion therealong; providing a pump in fluid connection with the conduit; operating the pump by pumping the cooking oil from the transportation container to the storage container through the conduit; providing a pressure sensor downstream the pump and in communication with the conduit, wherein the pressure sensor is located at the delivery vehicle; operating the pressure sensor for monitoring pressure in the storage container through the fluid connection of the conduit therewith; processing a signal from the pressure sensor determining a pressure level in the storage container; and controlling operation of the pump for limiting the pressure level to a preselected value. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for delivering cooking oil, the system comprising:
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a delivery vehicle; a transportation container carried by the delivery vehicle; a storage container located external to the delivery vehicle; a conduit having a flexible portion thereof, the conduit operable in a fluid connection between the transportation container and the storage container; a pump operable with the conduit for pumping the cooking oil from the transportation container to the storage container; a pressure sensor operable with the conduit and downstream the pump for monitoring pressure in the storage container through the fluid connection of the conduit therewith, the pressure sensor carried by the delivery vehicle; and a processor operable with the pressure sensor for determining a pressure level in the storage container and controlling operation of the pump for limiting the pressure level to a preselected value. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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